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Friday, April 20
Newark, Del.
3 p.m.
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Dukes Drop Series Opener
4/20/2018 7:05:00 PM | Baseball
NEWARK, Del. – James Madison suffered a 5-1 loss to Delaware in Colonial Athletic Association baseball action at Bob Hannah Field on Friday evening.
The Dukes (20-18, 5-8 CAA) just could not string multiple hits together while the Blue Hens (19-16, 6-4 CAA) struck early and never looked back.
Freshman Hunter Johnson accounted for JMU's only run with his first career home run in a 2-for-3 outing which is his first multi-hit game of the season along with a run scored and a RBI. Seniors Adam Sisk and Ryan Coale both turned in two-hit performances at the plate.
On the mound, senior Colton Harlow tossed a complete game (season-high eight innings), giving up five runs on nine hits with four strikeouts.
Delaware got on the board first in the second inning as a RBI triple followed by a RBI double scored two runs for the Blue Hens. Delaware added two runs in the third off a RBI single and a sacrifice fly to increase their lead to 4-0.
Johnson tallied his solo shot in the seventh then in the eighth inning Delaware's junior Nick Patten hit a solo shot, leading to the final score, 5-1.
QUOTING COACH IKE
"We had opportunities to score but could not get that big hit when we needed it. Harlow did a good job of pitching a complete game after getting down early, which is hard to do. I was proud of how we played defense tonight. We play a three-game series for a reason and tonight just wasn't our night and that happens in baseball."
UP NEXT
The Dukes will be back in action tomorrow at 1 p.m. to play the second game against Delaware at Bob Hannah Stadium.
The Dukes (20-18, 5-8 CAA) just could not string multiple hits together while the Blue Hens (19-16, 6-4 CAA) struck early and never looked back.
Freshman Hunter Johnson accounted for JMU's only run with his first career home run in a 2-for-3 outing which is his first multi-hit game of the season along with a run scored and a RBI. Seniors Adam Sisk and Ryan Coale both turned in two-hit performances at the plate.
On the mound, senior Colton Harlow tossed a complete game (season-high eight innings), giving up five runs on nine hits with four strikeouts.
Delaware got on the board first in the second inning as a RBI triple followed by a RBI double scored two runs for the Blue Hens. Delaware added two runs in the third off a RBI single and a sacrifice fly to increase their lead to 4-0.
Johnson tallied his solo shot in the seventh then in the eighth inning Delaware's junior Nick Patten hit a solo shot, leading to the final score, 5-1.
QUOTING COACH IKE
"We had opportunities to score but could not get that big hit when we needed it. Harlow did a good job of pitching a complete game after getting down early, which is hard to do. I was proud of how we played defense tonight. We play a three-game series for a reason and tonight just wasn't our night and that happens in baseball."
UP NEXT
The Dukes will be back in action tomorrow at 1 p.m. to play the second game against Delaware at Bob Hannah Stadium.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hinton, Kyle (5-3)
L: Harlow, Colton (3-4)
S: Vila, Colman (4)
Batting:
2B: Semones, Fox 1
HR: Johnson, Hunter 1
RBI: Johnson, Hunter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Johnson, Hunter 1
SB: Sisk, Adam 1
HBP: McKay, Bradley 1 ; Johnson, Hunter 1
Batting:
2B: Bowren, Erik 1 ; Patten, Nick 1 ; Miller, Zach 1
3B: Hutchins, Jordan 1
HR: Patten, Nick 1
RBI: Baker, Kyle 1 ; Patten, Nick 1 ; Scott, Calvin 1 ; Hutchins, Jordan 1 ; Miller, Zach 1
SF: Scott, Calvin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bowren, Erik 1 ; Baker, Kyle 1 ; Patten, Nick 1 ; Scott, Calvin 1 ; Hutchins, Jordan 1
CS: Niggebrugge, Austin 1
Game Leaders
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